Hot chocolate and milk mixer and server



Dec. 27, 1927. 1,654,356

v'. WEINBERGER E1' AL HOT CHOCOLATE AND MILK MIXER AND SERVER Filed Feb. '7, 1927 INVENTQRS TTORNEY Patented Dec. 27, 1927.

freie-fs PATENT v"v1-Kreiz AWEIN-rzfinden; MARTIN JzrKeBcvITs, AND Invnv-sf noma, or' NEWYORKAN. fY. l

YSHOT .ICH'O'COLATE/ LAND' MILK MIXER --SERVER.

r.Applicationfiled-February 7, A1927. ySerial No.166,455.

Thiswifnvention relates to a new andnseful idevice in the nature of a `hot chocolate and milk mixer andl server, adapted 'for use in restaurants, soda fountains, lunch rooms, and-fthe like for thepurposefof servi-ngr hot chocolate vand milkhmixed in theirequired proportions as required tc provide delicious, .appetizing drinks v fof uniform consistency.

fllhe-v'objectlof the .invention is to provide fhot 'chocolate'and -mi-lkj mixer andY 'server of novel' construction andV arrangement of` parts, hereinafter more fully -v-described, Ielaimed Yand illustrated I in the accompanying drawing. y f Fig. l is a l .front-- elevational view of our Aifmfpioved device. l j

Fig. 2 is -a vertical sectional l view thereof, taken on the line 2-2 of Figure l.

,@Fligg. 3 is an enlarged vertical Asectional 'wiew,.-itjaken-lom the line 3-3 ol'ligure 2.

is-a-1similarsectional view taken on the line 4-4 of Figure 2. i

=51 Sis a similar sectional vievvi taken on `the line ofFigu-re2. l

*Asi here embedied our i improved. device comprises hollow cylindrical ifnember l0 Ior -slf1el;l,.4 :having `a basel 11, .and Vopen '-at its nppereXtremit-y. Y -The supportingmember` 512,-,is2fo`f ring shaped'construction, and' is provided Wit-h :a -l'langed portion 13,I adapted A.to `receive `theilmveri.portion of `the-shell l0. AThe @supporting Hmember l2, is provi-ded f. with. downwardly `exi-tended, elements 1451er -flegs, :adaptedtQsuppOrt the shell l-O, in a vertical: position, en! `a counter, standytable, vor the1 like; f

The #hollow cylindrical member .15, or 'inne-rf sl-1ell, is,.previided'with/a base 16, 'or lbottomyand. :is otfsuitable sise or dimensions, 4so las `toengage fin' theabove mentioned vshell l0, and provide spaces-17 vand l8.-at the sides `ain-d bottom thereof, .f respectively, adapted to LKbe ilfled `Wfith Water. c The-.shell '10, is

provided With an extended portionlOadja- :cent to fthe aperture i -ll for-med; in thev :shell 110,-sowas to;k permit the sl1ell-l0tof-be -lled nWi-thuvvater. v

The coverflQ, preferably ofbell shaped contour, is 4provided with ya knob 2(1),- or

'handle and "is provided V`with 'an offset ikl 'anged rlfovverielemenlt 2l, 4adapted to engage fthe-ufpper-fopen eXtrem'ity'et the shell The coverl 19, 'has attached thereto, `radj acent "tonite-lower extremity, an inwardly extendred ringf shaped member 122, .adapted to enveloseor cover. thel space 17,- Ibetween the sides of the shell '10 .andthe inner shell l5. 'AQ Vgauge glass 23, is attachedV .at its supper extremity of the tubular member 24, attached to, and 1 intercommunicative with the inner portion ofthe shell l0. The tubuy jlar member 25, lis yattached -to the -loW-er i.

extremityfot the gauge glass 23, yand yis Vattached. to, .and intercom-municative jfvvith vthe Jlowver portion of -the -shel-l :10, The Vlatter.described 4construction is such.v as -Will vpermit the `gauge glass 23, to show fthe l'amount of Water contained inthe shell 10. IThe tubular mem-ber25sis.provided-Withva valve,y such asusually employedin devices ofthis nature, nctfshowfn in the accompanying drawing, #controlled fby'the' knob f 26,=as

:ameans of preventing the .milk intheinner yshell 15 from entering the-range .glass 23', in event Ithe said .gauge glassv should 'be broken. or ,otherwise incapaeitated .The tubular-.member 2'?" is positicnedvin rv.the 'above {mentioned space 1f?, and is formed, Wound, -or- '-shaped, "in ceils,-'.as clearly shown in. Figure -2,..andextends.from

v`the. 'fupper fopen' extremity-efthe-shell lO downwardly therefrom, Iand .is-f connected at its leWer eXtrem-ity,-as-at 27', fbya common union, .to7 .the ytubular members 28 and .y 29, to ythe faucet .housing 30. Y, p' y The faucet housing 30y is .fa-ttached, intermediately, at or near the-lower extremity of the shell Il0 and eli-tendsr 'eu/twardlythe'relfrom. Thecap 3l, `is removably attachedv to the extended extremity 'of thefaucet hous- `ing 80, and visfprovided.*with-an axial .aperture, adapted-to receive? tubular extension ofthe' `faucet 'member 32. The faucet imemvber is.rotativelyfmownted'ifn-the faucet housing 30, and the eXtrem-ity of ranenclosing member 33,*attached to the faucet memyber L32, is .disposedlthrough the tubular `\exte`ns1on :of the 'faucet .member -f32fand through the -said'cap 8l. The Vhandle Si is The hel/lowjconical 'member 35, is `pro.

videdvavith a clesed end 36and is rotatively Amouiited' enl thefta'ucet *housing `8O l and provided y #With-f an l-.axially inwardly extended portion- 'of square shaped cross sectionadapted-tc engage asimilar shaped recess 38 'formed inthefaucet fmemberBQ,

The tl1'reaclecl`=1ine1nber- 39,"1aset screw, :or the like; is threadedly attached :to theholflow conica-l .-member, and iris Ia-dza-litedfito :engage '.iotatively mounted in the valve housing" in an annular recess 4() formed in the faucet housing 80, as a means of holding or securing the said hollow cylindrical member 35, in place. rlhe hollow cylindrical member 35, is provided with a sector element 41, provided with teeth 42, adapted to en gage the similar teeth 42, of the sector 43, attached to the valve 44. rlhc valve 44 is 45, attached to the above mentioned tubular members 28 and 29. The valve 44 is provided with an aperture 46, coaxial thereto. The above described construction is such as will permit the handle 34, when rotated,

or turned, between the limiting pins 47 and 48 attached to and ,extended from the cap 81 to close the valve 44, and to permit theaperture 48 to register with the tubular member 29, so as to permit the chocolate contained in the tubular member 29 to flow through the outletv 49 of the faucet housing 30, into ay cup, glass, container, orthe like, not 'shown in the accompanying drawing, held under the said outlet 49. The above described construction is such as will permit the aperture 50, in the faucet member 32, to be rotated into registration with the tubular member 51, attached to the base 16 and secured in contact with the faucet member y32 by means of a washer 52. When the aperture 50 is in registration with the tubular member 51, milk which may be contained in the inner shell 15 is permitted tol flow into the faucet member 32 and to be discharged therefrom through the outlet 49 into a cup or container, not shown in the drawing. The hollow cylindrical member Ais provided with an elongated slot 53, to permit the said hollow conical member 35 to be rotated, as is required.

It should beunderstood that the tubular member 27 is adapted to retain a solution of chocolate in close proximity'to the container 15 which is filled with milk. The valve 44 is adapted to interrupt the downward flow of chocolate solution for regulating the quantity of solution discharged from the tubular member. The valve 44 is operatively connected with the conical member 35 which is adapted to rotate in unison with the handle 34. Then the handle 34 and the faucetmember 32 connected therewith are rotated to a position such that the aperture 48 in the faucet member 82 and the aperture 50 in saidmember are out of registration with the tubular members 29 and 51 respectively, neither the chocolate from the tube 27 nor the milk from the container 15 can flow into the faucet member 32. llt should be understood that when the parts are positioned as above described, the valve44-in the tubular member is open and the lower tubular section 29 is filled with chocolate and when thel handle 34 is rotated to bring the above mentioned apertures into registration with the end of the tubular members as shown in Fig/2, the valve 44 is moved to closed position and only that amount of chocolate solution contained in the tubular section 29 is permitted toY `flow into the faucet member 32. As the chocolate solution flows into the faucet. nien'iber 32V it is washedtherefrom by the flow of milk from the container 15. Thus, it should :be understood that a predetermined amount of chocolate solution is discharged each time the handle 34 is manipulated and that any desired amount of milk may be permitted to -flow through the faucet member 32 theree after. l/Vhen the handle 34 is rotated to starting` position the apertures 48 and'50 are moved out of registration with the tubes 29 and 51 and the valve 44 is reopened to recharge the tubular section U29 with chocolate solution, Y 'An electric heater or gas burner, such-fas generally used to heat water is placed-under our improved device, as a means of heating the water placed in the above mentioned spaces 17 and H18, which will heat the chocolate and milk, so as to provide hot chocolate drinks. i f g Having thus describedA our invention, what weclaim as new and desire to protect by Letters Patent of the United States isk as follows: v'

` 1. A. device of the class described comprising an outer casing, a container dis- Y posed in said casing, a tubular member disposed m said casing'around said container, a valve housing mounted 1n an aperture 1n 4 said casing and communicatively connected with said tubular' member and with said container, a valve member rotatively mounted in said valve housing having Va mixing chamber therein, a valve disposed in said tubular member intermediate the ends thereof, and driving mechanism operatively connected with said valve memberv andv with the valve of said tubular member adapted to close. said last mentioned valve when said valve member is positioned to permit liquids from said container and fromV the lower portion of said tubular member to flow into said mixing chamber; f

2. A device of the class described com-r prising an outer casing, acontainer adapted ion toretain milk mounted in said casing, a

tubular member mounted in said casing adapted to retain a chocolate solution, a faucet housing mounted in said casing, a faucet body having a mixing chamber therein intercommunicative `with said container and tubular member. rotatively mounted in said faucet housing, and a valve disposed in said tubular'member `abovethe lower end thereof and operatively connected with said faucet body adapted to be moved to closed position when said faucet vbody is moved to open position for permitting only that chocolate solution retained in the end portion of said tubular member below the valve to flow into said mixing chamber'.

3. A device of the class described, compricing a faucet housing, a faucet body having a mixing chamber therein rotatively mounted. in said faucet body, a container adapted to retain milk communicatively connected with said faucet housing adapted to supply milk to said mixing chamber when said faucet body is in a predetermined position, a tubular member communicatively connected with said faucet housing adapted to retain chocolate solution therein and to discharge said solution into said mixing chamber When said faucet body is in the same predetermined position, and a valve in said tubular member operatively connected with said faucet member for predetermining the amount of chocolate solution discharged into said mixing chamber.

In testimony whereof We have aiXed our v signatures.

VIKTOR WEIN BERGER. MARTIN JAKOBOVITS. IRVING ROTH. 

